When will it be spring? The Milk Star Stories Daily story – 31 March Gorgeous little baby bear, Alfie, learns all about hibernation and the coming of spring! Catherine Walters When will it Read more
Lila and the secret of rain The Milk Star Stories Daily story – 30 March Lila and the secret of rain Read this lovely short story by clicking the download below.Here’s a short extract Read more
A girl who wanted to go to school The Milk Star Stories Daily story – 27 March “Let me tell you the story of how I was once like a bird who leaves the nest very Read more
A day to remember The Milk Star Stories Daily story – 26 March 2020 Read ‘A day to remember’. Hope, Neo and Josh are on a mission, which goes slightly wrong! But Read more
Keep moving – Fun indoor activities to keep children moving in the lockdown General Reports We thought we’d share a few ways you can keep your children moving while at home. Quiet time, reading and other brain stimulating activities Read more
Babu’s Song The Milk Star Stories Daily story – 25 March 2020 Read ‘Babu’s Story’ – a charming story of Bernardi, a young boy who dreams of going to school. Read more
The Tin Forest The Milk Star Stories Daily story – 24 March 2020 Read ‘The Tin Forest’ by Helen Ward and Wayne Anderson (New York, Puffin Books, 2003). Read more
How can we help? General Reports With schools closed and contact with others limited, what are children to do with themselves? We have been brainstorming ideas about resources that can Read more
Children’s Book Network Funding Proposal for 2020 General Reports Thank you for your support. Our Funding Proposal can be found at the bottom of this article by clicking the PDF links, or on Read more
Talking to our children about the Corona Virus General Reports With all of the hype and misinformation around the Corona virus, it is important to put our children’s minds at ease about the pandemic. Read more
Cancellation of workshops until it is safe for our children to come General News With heavy hearts, we decided at a meeting this morning to postpone the planned workshops for the next quarter, or until the emergency has Read more
A CBN Ambassador of note – Inga Mfundisi General Reports CBN is proud to welcome Inga as a serious part of our team – and a wonderful inspiration to our children. As an Ambassador Read more
Workshop on 7 March 2020: Underground Workshop Reports This has to rate as one of our best! We had 36 children in attendance – only three of them in the ‘Little CBN’ Read more
How does our programme work? General Reports Children’s Book Network (CBN) has been operating since 2012, and while we’ve changed and adapted over time, the core of our programme remains the Read more
Book Reviews 2020 CBN Books The reviews of children’s books by Jay Heale over the years will be maintained as a precious resource. His careful choices based on years Read more
Workshop Programme 7 March 2020 Workshop Reports UNDERGROUND! Theme: Looking at non-fiction – and looking at the fun in photographic ‘big books’. The story of going underground – and what might Read more
Our Teen Team General Reports High School children are keen to help – but very pressurised by work and sport. We have enthusiastic support from children at Hermanus High Read more
Monitoring and Evaluation: how are our children doing? General Reports We at last had the resources and staff to develop a proper M&E system. Our Administrator, Wilien van Zyl, recorded all children attending our Read more